The Beekman Boys' Thanksgiving

Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell—otherwise known as television's The Fabulous Beekman Boys—take old family recipes in a decadent direction with their new cookbook. Plus: Get great ideas for unique
Thanksgiving side dishes.

On the Farm

On the Farm

Anyone who's ever watched The Fabulous Beekman Boys—the Cooking Channel series that plays like a true-life Green Acres—knows Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell believe in doing old-fashioned things the newfangled way: turning an upstate New York mansion into an organic goat farm, say, or commissioning a blacksmith to craft flatware the pair sell via the Internet. So it comes as no surprise that their Thanksgiving spread reinterprets the classics. "Every dish we serve can be traced back to a family member," says Ridge. Adds Kilmer-Purcell: "Our table looks a lot like what we grew up with, only better. Sorry, Mom!"

You'll find most of these dishes in Ridge and Kilmer-Purcell's new The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook (Sterling Epicture) and neither minds if you adjust the ingredients to fit your own traditions.